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[Letter to Johnie Louise Bruyere, June 18, 1932]

Letter from a woman named Lucile to Johnie Louise Bruyere on June 18, 1932. It is written on stationery for Tom Padgitt Company, Inc. Lucile congratulates Bruyere on her grades, enclosing her report card. She goes on to discuss the fruit trees, and what she thinks she'll get her father for Father's Day.

Date: June 18, 1932

Item Type: Letter

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

[Letter from James Jernigan to Mary, Claude and Linnet, September 10, 1910]

Letter from James Jernigan to Mary Moore, Linnet and Claude White in which he updates them of the activities of family member, where they are going to school, and the crops. The children in the family are discussed, as are home improvement, and cooking. A note is on the back of the envelope that refers to money that is due and asking to stop one of two newspaper subscriptions.

Date: September 10, 1910

Creator: Jernigan, James

Item Type: Letter

Partner: UNT Libraries Special Collections

[Packing House Near Waco]

Postcard of a colorized photograph of a packing house with several rows of farm workers posing in front of it, standing, sitting, and standing on raised platforms with fields in the background. Printed on the front of the postcard: "Packing House on Falkners Fruit Farm, 1 Mile from Waco, Tex." There is a handwritten note on the back of the postcard.

Date: November 4, 1908

Item Type: Postcard

Partner: Private Collection of T. B. Willis

Fruit-Gatherer and Pruning Implement.

Patent for a combination orchard tool that gathers fruit, holds it in a bag, and can sever fruit stems in order to pick them. After severing, the fruit falls into the bag. The operator pulls a string that falls along the long handle, and the knife springs up from the bag so that it can sever the stems.

Date: May 30, 1893

Creator: Chambers, Silas

Item Type: Patent

Partner: UNT Libraries Government Documents Department